We're All Winners - But Doesn't That Make Us All Losers - A Rebuttal To Time's POY

We are Time's Person of the Year, but are we that interesting? When we blog, post, upload, download, send, share, link, and update, we do indeed control a little part of this world. Is this self-made media or are we just diluting the information and entertainment of our lives in a sea of ourselves?

The Implications of our Cosmetic Culture

Does a culture appear to lack a sense of substance? Do many tend to fake it to impress others? This article addresses this issue.

God, The Enemy Of The People

History shows that God has been responsible for the hunger of this world.

Learn to Speak Italian and More In Your Own Style

Ciao! That means 'hello' in Italian. Looking to learn more? Well, there are actually quite a few different ways you can learn to speak Italian.

Canadian Ethnic Groups

The Canadian people have many faces that are diverse and varied as the country land.

Seventies Eccentrics

Eccentric personalities were the norm in the Seventies.

The Gain Paradigm Part 8 - Sociial Revolutions

There is a growing interest today in creating a social revolution not unlike those brought on by Copernicus and Darwin. The current concern is based on the failures and evil of today's society. Before we accept those past revolutions as a model for a new one it may be of value to look deeper into exactly what causes social change and what was the foundation those and other social revolutions.

The Success of the EU LEADER Programmes in Wicklow

To minimise the burden of economic decline in rural areas on the EU budget, Europe decided to encourage the growth of indigenous industry in the countryside by setting up partnership companies to support the growth of enterprises. These companies had local multisectoral representation on their boards and were allotted funding from the various LEADER programmes.

Charity Donations as Christmas Gifts

Come Christmas time it is a dilemma to everyone what gift to give and what the receiver will like. A gift of hope and cheer is truly unforgettable and wonderful.

New Charity Tax Law Car Donations

Before 2005, the appeal of donating cars to charity was an idea that a lot of people considered. Old cars, which would not fetch a fair market price, would be donated to charity. In doing so, more valuable tax exemptions are met rather than going through the rigors and tiresome process of having the car appraised, maintained, and sold. Car donors would as get as much as a 100% mark-up value reflected in their tax exemptions compared to the price their beat-up cars would fetch when (and if) sold. Due to this great trade-off, more and more people started donating their old cars to charity since doing so provided a heftier financial benefit to themselves. It is along these lines that the IRS revised the tax benefits that one can take advantage of when donating vehicles.

Recycling Plastic

A large number of plastic containers and bags are used on a daily basis. Plastic waste is one of the biggest causes for increased water and soil pollution. Plastic recycling offers one of the best solutions to the increased plastic waste in the environment. Plastic recycling is the process of breaking down used scrap and waste plastics to recover usable material for the manufacturing industry. Plastic comprises of a large number of resins and complex chemical structures that are melted down to create new fibers.

Battery Recycling

Electrical appliances and machines have changed the lives of many people. Naturally, electrical appliances need electrical energy to function, but electrical energy may not always be available. Portable batteries are the best solution for using electrical appliances in case of a power shortage. Batteries have become extremely popular in the United States. The growing popularity, however, is accompanied by the problems of pollution and other hazards.

Police Records

A police record is a general term used to describe a compiled record of crimes that a person has committed or has supposedly committed. Usually in the United States, state and federal authorities keep records listing arrests, prosecutions, or convictions of an individual. Police records prove to be extremely important, as they contain all the information that helps the police maintain peace and order. They carry information on crimes committed in the past. At the same time it also contains detailed information on various criminals. This information helps the police in analyzing various criminal activities. Officers use these past records as an outline to help them solve the crime.

Pets of the Homeless

Between 5 - 10% of homeless people have dogs and/or cats. A program called Feeding Pets of the Homeless was started to aid and support this enormous forgotten part of our society - pets of the homeless

JFK Conspiracy and Other Historical Secrets

Morten St. George's theory that some of the Nostradamus prophecies reflect genuine knowledge of the future up to and including who was behind the JFK assassination.